I attended the University of Arizona from 2002 to 2006, meaning I was there for the end of the John Mackovic era and the beginning of Mike Stoops’ tenure.
In those four seasons, the Wildcats won a total of 12 games.
That’s three fewer wins than national champion Clemson finished with last season. The high point was 2002, when the Cats won four games.
So, looking at it another way, Arizona won eight games over the final three seasons of my time in Tucson.
No matter what lens you see things through, there’s no getting around the fact that it was one of the worst stretches in program history.